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Section Ⅰ Starting out & Understanding ideas—Comprehending
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①keep...alive使……继续存在
②as long as 在此表示“长达……,达……之久”。
③regard...as...把……视作……
④literature/'lɪt(ə)rətʃə/n.文学English literature英国文学
⑤envelope/'envələʊp/n.信封
⑥pole/pəʊl/n.(行星的)地极,(尤指地球的)北极或南极
the North/South Pole 北极;南极
⑦address熟词生义 vt.写(收信人)姓名地址,致函
⑧a handwritten letter 一封手写信
handwritten adj.手写的
⑨illustrate/'ɪləstreɪt/vt.给(书籍,文章等)加插图
illustration n.(书、杂志等中的)图表,插图;实例,示例
⑩regular/'regjʊlə/adj.频繁的,经常的
⑪polar/'pəʊlə/adj.极地的
polar bears北极熊
⑫in this case在这种情况下
⑬roof/ruːf/n.(建筑物、汽车、帐篷等的)顶,顶部
⑭complain/kəm'pleɪn/v.抱怨,不满,发牢骚
complain about...抱怨……
⑮stop/prevent...(from) doing...阻止……做……(被动语态中from不可省略)
keep...from doing sth.阻止……做某事(任何情况下from都不能省略)
⑯wrap up 包起来
⑰warning/'wɔːnɪ/n.警告,警示,告诫
⑱a number of “许多,若干”,修饰可数名词复数,作主语时谓语动词用复数形式。
[比较]the number of+可数名词复数,意为“……的数量”,作主语时谓语动词用单数形式。
⑲starving /'stɑːvɪ/adj.挨饿的,即将饿死的
starve vi.&vt.挨饿,饿死
starvation/stɑː'veɪʃn/n.饥饿,饿死
⑳as well as 熟词生义 除……之外
文化采风
The Lord of the Rings is a highfantasy novel written by J.R.R.Tolkien,the sequel (续篇) to his earlier work,The Hobbit.The Lord of the Rings was published in three volumes (册) in 1954 and 1955,and has become one of the world's bestselling novels.
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THE REAL FATHER CHRISTMAS
1Many people still remember the magic of Father Christmas from when they were children[1].As parents,they try to keep that magic alive① for their children for as long as② they can.
[1]when they were children是由when引导的宾语从句,作介词from的宾语。
2That is why Letters from Father Christmas could be the perfect book for those who regard Christmas as③ a special time of year.[2]The man who wrote these letters is one of the most famous names in
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English literature④—J.R.R.Tolkien,author of The Lord of the Rings.The letters were Tolkien's way of keeping Father Christmas alive for his four children,over a period of more than twenty years.
[2]本句是“That is why...”结构,意为“那就是……的原因”,why在此引导表语从句,表语从句中又含有who引导的定语从句,修饰先行词 those,句中